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Frailty, oral health and nutrition in geriatrics inpatients: A cross‐sectional study by Shwe, Phu Sabei, Ward, Stephanie A., Thein, Paul M., Junckerstorff, Ralph

“…Background Poor nutritional status is a risk factor for the development of frailty. Likewise, oral health is independently associated with nutrition. The…”
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Impact of economic factors, social health and stressful life events on physical health-related quality of life trajectories in older Australians by Phyo, Aung Zaw Zaw, Gonzalez-Chica, David A., Stocks, Nigel P., Woods, Robyn L., Fisher, Jane, Tran, Thach, Owen, Alice J., Ward, Stephanie A., Britt, Carlene J., Ryan, Joanne, Freak-Poli, Rosanne

“…Purpose Physical health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is associated with adverse health outcomes, including hospitalizations and all-cause mortality…”
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Statins for extension of disability-free survival and primary prevention of cardiovascular events among older people: protocol for a randomised controlled trial in primary care (STAREE trial) by Zoungas, Sophia, Curtis, Andrea, Spark, Simone, Wolfe, Rory, McNeil, John J, Beilin, Lawrence, Chong, Trevor T-J, Cloud, Geoffrey, Hopper, Ingrid, Kost, Alissia, Nelson, Mark, Nicholls, Stephen J, Reid, Christopher M, Ryan, Joanne, Tonkin, Andrew, Ward, Stephanie A, Wierzbicki, Anthony

“…IntroductionThe world is undergoing a demographic transition to an older population. Preventive healthcare has reduced the burden of chronic illness at younger…”
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Cohort profile: Dementia in the Registry of Senior Australians by Cations, Monica, Lang, Catherine E, Ward, Stephanie A, Crotty, Maria, Whitehead, Craig, Maddison, John, Inacio, Maria

“…PurposeClinical quality registries (CQRs) are being established in many countries to monitor, benchmark, and report on the quality of dementia care over time…”
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Using data linkage for national surveillance of clinical quality indicators for dementia care among Australian aged care users by Cations, Monica, Lang, Catherine, Ward, Stephanie A., Caughey, Gillian E., Crotty, Maria, Whitehead, Craig, Ahern, Susannah, Maddison, John, Inacio, Maria C.

“…Care quality has important implications for people with dementia. We examined trends and geographical variation of four clinical quality indicators (CQIs) in…”
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The protocol of a clinical quality registry for dementia and mild cognitive impairment (MCI): the Australian dementia network (ADNeT) Registry by Lin, Xiaoping, Wallis, Kasey, Ward, Stephanie A, Brodaty, Henry, Sachdev, Perminder S, Naismith, Sharon L, Krysinska, Karolina, McNeil, John, Rowe, Christopher C, Ahern, Susannah

“…Dementia was identified as a priority area for the development of a Clinical Quality Registry (CQR) in Australia in 2016. The Australian Dementia Network…”
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Aspirin and fracture risk: a systematic review and exploratory meta-analysis of observational studies by Barker, A L, Soh, Sze-Ee, Sanders, Kerrie M, Pasco, Julie, Khosla, Sundeep, Ebeling, Peter R, Ward, Stephanie A, Peeters, Geeske, Talevski, Jason, Cumming, Robert G, Seeman, Ego, McNeil, John J

“…ObjectivesThis review provides insights into the potential for aspirin to preserve bone mineral density (BMD) and reduce fracture risk, building knowledge of…”
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Health-related heterogeneity in brain aging and associations with longitudinal change in cognitive function by Wrigglesworth, Jo, Ryan, Joanne, Ward, Phillip G D, Woods, Robyn L, Storey, Elsdon, Egan, Gary F, Murray, Anne, Espinoza, Sara E, Shah, Raj C, Trevaks, Ruth E, Ward, Stephanie A, Harding, Ian H

“…Neuroimaging-based 'brain age' can identify individuals with 'advanced' or 'resilient' brain aging. Brain-predicted age difference (brain-PAD) is predictive of…”
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Future is ready for swallowable sensors by Kalantar-Zadeh, Kourosh, Ward, Stephanie A.

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A novel, multidomain, primary care nurse-led and mHealth-assisted intervention for dementia risk reduction in middle-aged adults (HAPPI MIND): study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial by Cross, Amanda J, Geethadevi, Gopisankar Mohanannair, Magin, Parker, Baker, Amanda L, Bonevski, Billie, Godbee, Kali, Ward, Stephanie A, Mahal, Ajay, Versace, Vincent, Bell, J Simon, Mc Namara, Kevin, O'Reilly, Sharleen L, Thomas, Dennis, Manias, Elizabeth, Anstey, Kaarin J, Varnfield, Marlien, Jayasena, Rajiv, Elliott, Rohan A, Lee, Cik Y, Walker, Christine, van den Bosch, Denise, Tullipan, Mary, Ferreira, Catherine, George, Johnson

“…IntroductionMiddle-aged multidomain risk reduction interventions targeting modifiable risk factors for dementia may delay or prevent a third of dementia cases…”
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Optofluidics incorporating actively controlled micro- and nano-particles by Kayani, Aminuddin A., Khoshmanesh, Khashayar, Ward, Stephanie A., Mitchell, Arnan, Kalantar-zadeh, Kourosh

“…The advent of optofluidic systems incorporating suspended particles has resulted in the emergence of novel applications. Such systems operate based on the fact…”
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Considering the Effects of Microbiome and Diet on SARS-CoV‑2 Infection: Nanotechnology Roles by Kalantar-Zadeh, Kourosh, Ward, Stephanie A, Kalantar-Zadeh, Kamyar, El-Omar, Emad M

“…The impact of dietary patterns and the commensal microbiome on susceptibility to and severity of infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2…”
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A 10-week intergenerational program bringing together community-living older adults and preschool children (INTERACTION): a pilot feasibility non-randomised clinical trial by Lim, Mei Ling, Zammit, Christine, Lewis, Ebony, Ee, Nicole, Maiden, Genevieve, Goldwater, Micah, Kimonis, Eva, Kenning, Gail, Rockwood, Kenneth, Fitzgerald, Anneke, Radford, Katrina, Dodge, Hiroko, Ward, Stephanie A, Delbaere, Kim, Peters, Ruth

“…Social isolation and low levels of physical activity are strong drivers for frailty, which is linked to poor health outcomes and transition to long-term care…”
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Intergenerational Practice in the Community—What Does the Community Think? by Kenning, Gail, Ee, Nicole, Xu, Ying, Luu, Billy, Ward, Stephanie, Goldwater, Micah, Lewis, Ebony, Radford, Katrina, Anstey, Kaarin, Lautenschlager, Nicola, Fitzgerald, Janna, Rockwood, Kenneth, Peters, Ruth

“…The many changes that occur in the lives of older people put them at an increased risk of being socially isolated and lonely. Intergenerational programs for…”
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Baseline characteristics and age-related macular degeneration in participants of the “ASPirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly” (ASPREE)-AMD trial by Robman, Liubov D., Phuong Thao, Le Thi, Guymer, Robyn H., Wolfe, Rory, Woods, Robyn L., Hodgson, Lauren AB, Phung, James, Makeyeva, Galina A., Le-Pham, Y-Anh, Orchard, Suzanne G., Suleiman, Jewhara, Maguire, Emily, Trevaks, Ruth E., Ward, Stephanie A., Riaz, Moeen, Lacaze, Paul, Storey, Elsdon, Abhayaratna, Walter P., Nelson, Mark R., Ernst, Michael E., Reid, Christopher M., McNeil, John J.

“…To describe the baseline participant characteristics in the ASPREE-AMD study, investigating the effect of aspirin on AMD incidence and progression. Australian…”
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Withdrawal or continuation of cholinesterase inhibitors or memantine or both, in people with dementia by Parsons, Carole, Lim, Wei Yin, Loy, Clement, McGuinness, Bernadette, Passmore, Peter, Ward, Stephanie A, Hughes, Carmel

“…Dementia is a progressive syndrome characterised by deterioration in memory, thinking and behaviour, and by impaired ability to perform daily activities. Two…”
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Randomized placebo-controlled trial of the effects of aspirin on dementia and cognitive decline by Ryan, Joanne, Storey, Elsdon, Murray, Anne M., Woods, Robyn L., Wolfe, Rory, Reid, Christopher M., Nelson, Mark R., Chong, Trevor T.J., Williamson, Jeff D., Ward, Stephanie A., Lockery, Jessica E., Orchard, Suzanne G., Trevaks, Ruth, Kirpach, Brenda, Newman, Anne B., Ernst, Michael E., McNeil, John J., Shah, Raj C.

“…OBJECTIVETo determine the effect of low-dose aspirin vs placebo on incident all-cause dementia, incident Alzheimer disease (AD), mild cognitive impairment…”
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Patient privacy versus protecting the patient and the health system from harm: a case study by DeWitt, Dawn E, Ward, Stephanie A, Prabhu, Sandeep, Warton, Bruce

“…A 71‐year‐old man who presented to hospital with chest pain and a history of cardiovascular disease was repeatedly hospitalised over the course of a month for…”
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Advances in pathophysiology and neuroimaging: Implications for sleep and dementia by Ward, Stephanie A., Pase, Matthew P.

“…ABSTRACT The burden of dementia is increasing globally. In the absence of curative treatment, preventive strategies to delay or reduce progression of dementia…”
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Patient-Reported Outcome Measures to Inform Care of People With Dementia—A Systematic Scoping Review by Ayton, Darshini R, Gardam, Madeleine L, Pritchard, Elizabeth K, Ruseckaite, Rasa, Ryan, Joanne, Robinson, Sandra J, Brodaty, Henry, Ward, Stephanie A, Ahern, Susannah

“…Abstract Background and Objectives Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) captures the patient’s perspective regarding quality of life, daily functioning,…”
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